VWW's Executive Director, Tiffany Bluemle, writes a "My Turn" piece about the Interrupted Life Exhibit. Burlington Free Press (November 11, 2009)

Interrupted Life Exhibit is covered in Seven Days (November 11, 2009)

VWW receives grant from BPW Foundation for a new program: "FRESH Energy." Smallbiztrends.com (Oct. 27, 2009).

Women Can Do is featured by WCAX-TV3 on its morning program (October 19, 2009).

VWW's Rosie's Girls program receives federal funding through Senator Sanders, coverage by WCAX-TV3 and WPTZ-5 and the Burlington Free Press (September 30, 2009)

Step Up to Green Carpentry is featured in the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce Newsletter (August 2009)

Step Up to Law Enforcement is covered in Police Chief magazine, The official publication of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (June 2009)

The Burlington Clothes Exchange (VWW was the beneficiary) is covered by WCAX-TV3 (May 7, 2009)

VWW's Step Up to Green Carpentry program is covered in the Burlington Free Press (3.18.09)

VWW's move to new offices is covered in the Burlington Free Press (3.18.09)

Rosie's Girls is profiled in the Rutland Herald's Her magazine (3.13.09)

VWW partners with the Center for Technology, Essex for "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day." Story by WPTZ-5 (2/19/09).

Vermont Works for Women's building project helps female construction trades students at the Center for Technology, Essex, with work experience. Story by the Burlington Free Press (12/23/08)

Women Can Do conference is featured in the fall 2008 edition of "We Work!" magazine, a publication of The National Network for Women's Employment. See the article here (12/1/08).

Inmates Learning Valuable Skills story by The Eagle Times (9/19/08)

US Dept. of Labor, Women's Bureau Chief Shinae Chun visits Windsor prison video story by WPTZ-TV5 (9/15/08)

US Dept. of Labor, Women's Bureau Chief Shinae Chun visits Windsor prison story by WCAX-TV3 (9/15/08)

Rosie's Girls in Barre is featured in The Times Argus (8.2.08)

Rosie's Girls in Brattleboro is featured in The Brattleboro Reformer (8.2.08)

Rosie's Girls in Cincinnati gets press coverage. Cincinnati Enquirer (7.4.08) and Cincinnati.com (7.29.08).

Step Up to Trades Training: Carpentry is covered first-hand by a program graduate in her blog. Read it here.

Rosie's Girls in Essex Jct., VT is covered by local Burlington news station WCAX-TV3 (7.10.08)

Rosie's Girls in Barre, VT (as part of the Barre Summer Food program) is covered by the Barre/Montpelier Times Argus (7.1.08)

VWW Executive Director, Tiff Bluemle, is interviewed by one of our funders, The Great Bay Foundation. See the interview here. (5.30.08)

Vermont Works for Women is profiled by Champlain Business Journal (5.2.08)

Step Up to Law Enforcement program covered by The Burlington Free Press (4.4.08)

VWW's Executive Director Tiffany Bluemle and Board Member Lt. Kathy Stubbing are interviewed on VPR's Vermont Edition about getting more women into law enforcement and the Step Up to Law Enforcement program. Click here to go to VPR, then click "listen". (2.6.08)

Step Up to Law Enforcement referenced in TV news piece about recruiting difficulties at the Burlington Police Department. VWW program graduate Erica Schaller has been hired by BPD. WCAX-TV3 (2/1/08)

Modular Home Program article by The Eagle Times (11/15/07) picked up by Fannie Mae's national community development news service (12/5/07)

Women Can Do conference for high school girls is covered by the Times Argus October 12, 2007.

Modular Home Program places second home on its foundation in Springfield, VT, story in the Eagle Times October 2, 2007.

Rosie's Girls in Barre is covered by WCAX-TV3 on July 31, 2007.

Rosie's Girls welding at Kate Pond/Kat Clear's studio in Williston is covered by Eva Sollberger's vlog on Seven Days' website. Click here to see the video on You Tube. Posted July 17, 2007. It became and "Editor's Pick" and has received over 130,000 hits on You Tube. Makezine.com also picked the video up on July 25, 2007.

Rosie's Girls Summer Program in Essex Junction is covered by The Burlington Free Press, "Rosie's Girls learn tech skills", July 11th, 2007.

Vermont Works for Women's Working Women In Transition program is covered by the US DOL Women's Bureau e-newsletter: "Better Jobs Outside Prison Walls" May 24, 2007.

Tiffany Bluemle, Executive Director, has "My Turn" piece "Pay Attention to Next Generation" published in The Burlington Free Press, April 2, 2007. Click here.

Step Up to Highway Construction featured in The Barre Montpelier Times Argus, March 30, 2007. Click here.

Step Up to Highway Construction featured on WCAX-TV3, March 27, 2007. Click here.

VPR "Morning Edition" interview regarding Northern Lights House, August 24, 2006

Home to Prove there is Life After Prison, Vermont Guardian, August 18, 2006

Building a Future Women Inmates Build a Home, Learn Carpentry Skills, Rutland Herald, July 27, 2006

Help Female Inmates Start Over After Release Burlington Free Press Editorial, Friday, May 19, 2006

Construction Program Helps Female Inmates, Burlington Free Press Editorial, Thursday, May 18, 2006

Business People Vermont, May 2006, profile of Northern New England Tradeswomen.

Seven Days Article 11/9-16/05 "Women In Uniform" by Cathy Resmer

Valley News Article 10/18/05 "Welding Metal, Weilding a Chain Saw" by Caroline Lorie

Times Argus Article 8/14/05 " Surge In Female Inmates Worries Officials" by Louis Porter

Burlington Free Press Article 8/17/05 "Time to step up, and become a cop" by Rick Burnham

Valley News Article 8/7/05 "Women's Work" by Jim Kenyon

For more information on VWW's program for incarcerated women [click here]

VWW on a broadcast of EQUAL TIME with host Anthony Polllina
Listen to the broadcast as VWW staff and two Step Up graduates provide perspectives the empowering aspects of the Step Up program.

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• Join VWW and Rosie's Girls at LACE in Barre, VT for a Rosie's Community Dinner. Enjoy live music, local food, and testimonies from parents and campers! All proceeds from this buffet-style, family friendly event will fund Rosie's Girls scholarships! 74% of campers in 2009 received some form of financial aid. We need YOUR HELP to meet this need in 2010. March 26th, LACE, 159 North Main Street, Barre. 5 PM.
  
• New England Beijing +15 Women's Conference at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH on Sunday, Dec. 13th
  
  
• VWW, in collaboration with Casey Family Services, Kids-A-Part at Vermont Children's Aid, Chittenden Bank, The Permanent Fund, Photo Garden and UVM are proud to present "Interrupted Life - Incarcerated Mothers in the United States" a traveling public art installation. Now showing at the Davis Center at UVM.
  
  
• Click here to watch a video of the remarks made at the Opening Reception, held on Thursday, Nov. 12th at the Davis Center. Thank you CCTV!
  
  
• Vermont Works for Women has been profiled and reviewed on Greatnonprofits.org. Want to share your story? Check us out HERE.
  
  
• Check out our latest NEWSLETTER (Aug. 2009)
  
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• There is a cool all-female automotive repair center now open for business in Burlington. Check it out!
  
• VWW wants tools. Please consider donating tools in good working condition.
  
  
• Vermont Works for Women is a proud member of the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR).
  
  
• Use GoodSearch to search the internet and choose Vermont Works for Women as your charity recipient - our organization receives a penny every time you search the internet. It's easy to do - just go to www.goodsearch.com and choose us from the list of charities. Then download the toolbar for easy searching and easy giving!
  
  
• You can also donate to VWW by shopping online with GoodShop. If you visit online retailers such as Barnes&Noble, amazon.com, The Gap, Sears, Best Buy, etc. they will donate a percentage of your sale to us, you just have to designate us and then start shopping! Thanks!